The linear systemic lens is sometimes sufficient. If I, as a leader, am charged only with achieving relatively simple, short-term goals, then this simple cause-and-effect philosophy may serve me well. I don’t like uncertainty. I seek to control. I am not humble. I rely on tried and trusted methodologies. I don’t see the need to collaborate,

Illustrated on this page is an ideal model of decision-making in a know-how business.

Munger has a way of thinking through problems using what he calls a broad latticework of mental models. These are chunks of knowledge from different disciplines that can be simplified and applied to better understand the world.